Category Manager Infrastructure

Overview

As a Technology Procurement professional in Group Procurement, you shape sourcing for database, middleware and enterprise software while partnering with technology leaders to drive strategic value. You’ll manage a portfolio of strategic suppliers, influence global engineering decisions and contribute to LSEG’s technology transformation. This role blends strategy, supplier performance and hands-on negotiations to enable resilient, cost-effective technology outcomes. Join a collaborative, international team delivering commercial value at scale.

Pay / Benefits

• Healthcare
• Retirement planning
• Paid volunteering days
• Wellbeing initiatives
• Tailored benefits

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement category strategies for database, middleware and software
• Shape sourcing and supplier strategies aligned with roadmaps and market trends
• Optimize spend and simplify supplier landscape across the technology estate
• Inform investment and negotiation decisions using market intelligence and benchmarking
• Lead complex sourcing initiatives and high-value renewals with major tech vendors
• Manage licensing strategies, subscriptions and service models to maximize value
• Ensure contracts deliver flexibility, resilience and appropriate risk management
• Collaborate with engineering to evaluate technology options for sourcing decisions
• Build trusted relationships and act as commercial advisor for infrastructure software investments
• Drive governance, performance reviews and value realisation with suppliers
• Identify risks and implement pragmatic mitigation in commercial and licensing domains
• Support contract lifecycle management and procurement transformation initiatives
• Promote established sourcing and supplier management methodologies

Key requirements

• Significant experience in Technology Procurement, Category Management or Strategic Sourcing
• Proven track record negotiating complex software agreements and renewals with global suppliers
• Strong understanding of software licensing models (subscription, SaaS, perpetual, consumption-based)
• Ability to translate technical requirements into commercial strategies
• Strong influencing skills with senior engineering and business leaders
• Excellent analytical, negotiation and project management capabilities
• Experience in large, complex or highly regulated organisations
• Desirable: MCIPS or equivalent procurement qualification
• Experience with Oracle, IBM, Microsoft, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, TIBCO or similar enterprise software vendors
• Knowledge of software asset management and licence optimisation
• Experience managing contracts/suppliers in hybrid infrastructure environments
• Background in Financial Services, FinTech or global enterprises

• Stakeholder management
• Negotiation
• Analytical thinking
• Technology procurement strategy
• Software licensing and supplier negotiations
• Enterprise software understanding (databases, middleware)

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